Its distinctive white chimney has pierced the Harrow skyline for 128 years. While its chimney will remain intact , the rest of the historic building, which was once a hub of West London industry is being pulled down bit by bit.

In its heyday the camera and film factory employed 6,000 people, had a workers' football pitch and even kept 100 chickens, whose eggs were used to coat printing paper.

But it's been closed since 2016 and plans to redevelop it into more than 1,000 new homes are finally underway.

Developers Barratt London have released CGI images of the first 460 flats to be built at the Eastman Village site in Headstone Drive.

The one, two, three and four bedroom homes cost from £325,000 to £540,000 to buy and are available under the government's Help To Buy scheme.

CGI images of the flats show low-rise redbrick blocks a stone's away from the factory's iconic chimney. The chimney will be flanked by an energy centre providing low-carbon heat to the homes on one side, and a community hall on the other.

Residents be able to move into the homes from late 2019 (Image: Barratt)

There will also be an "expansive park and communal gardens" for residents to enjoy, as well as on-site parking.

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